Coconut milk is the milky white juicy extract from the coconut flesh. There are two grades of coconut milk: The thick and thin. These two types are used in the preparation of different coconut milk recipes.
The thick is the first liquid extracted after grating/blending the coconut and straining with a sieve. This is then used for sauces, drinks etc. Warm water is then added to the chaff and strained once more. This is the part known as the thin coconut milk. It is used in the preparation of various dishes such as coconut rice and serabi cakes. Usually when left to set, coconut cream will separate from the milk and rise to the top.
Watch the process below
How to extract coconut milk
• Prep time: 30 minutes
What you’d need
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| Grater pieces you can use |
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Whole coconut with shell
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22 comments
Lovely. I love coconuts and the milk seems not too hard to make. Nice to have you back.
Thank you Dobby, I didn't know coconut oil is high in saturated fats. Found you at Romance Meets Life and decided to stop by. Nice blog, I am following!
Thanks myne 😀
awww!!! Thank you eya. Just checked out your blog, awesome articles…now following too ;).
Very detailed!!! Nice job!
Thank you yinka.
Hmmm, got to try this out soon. Thanks so much for sharing. First new thing I will be learning this year. Thanks so much dobbys
you r welcome 🙂
It didn't even occur to me that i could use a blender instead od a grater. Now that i know, it will be blender all the way!
Blending sure makes it so so easy.
Dobby, please do you have the recipe for coconut candy?used to love that when I was a kid :)Thanks, keep it up , u doing a wonderful job.
its like you read my mind Anon :). Coconut candy brings back nostalgic memories too. Would put up a post on it next week…..Thanks 😉
Hi dobby,kip up the good work,ps can I use the ist nd 2nd exract 4 coconut rice???
Yes you can ij but the major extract needed for coconut rice is the 2nd extract (The milk).
Coconut milk contains a very high level of saturated fats, but the saturated fats found in coconut milk are mainly short and medium chain fatty acids, which are usually not stored by the body as fats. Instead, such short and medium chain fatty acids have been found to provide instant energy to the body.
Coconut contains a very high level of saturated fats, but the saturated fats found in coconut milk are mainly short and medium chain fatty acids, which are usually not stored by the body as fats. Instead, such short and medium chain fatty acids have been found to provide instant energy to the body.
Thanks for the contribution lambano.
Thanks Dobby for your good work, keep it. Please what can I do with the coconut water?
You could drink it or use it for something else like a smoothie.
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Thank you for this article or post. Kindly can one just use the grocery coconut milk in a can for baba dudu candy? Will it come out the same?
Hi Kemi, yes it will.